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Hope For Film

Ted Hope, Entertainment Strategy Guy, Ed William, Dane Benko, Yancey Strickler, Bay Dariz, Courtney Romano, Ivan Abreu Luciano, Vanessa Hope, Courtney Daniels, Taylor Lewis, Charlotte Simmons, Ruth Setton, Heather Rae Priest, Nick Geisler, Michael Lavine, Lauren Greenwood, Amanda Sweikow, Donny Broussard, Ellis J. Sutton, Tom Violett, Sean King O’Grady, Tomas Leach, Skip Berry, Avi Setton

We need a vibrant alternative to mainstream culture, especially a non-dependent cinema ecosystem. Let's build it together & examine what got us here in the first place -- including how we can each build our own sustainable & generative creative practices.

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Authors

The writers behind this newsletter.

  • Ted Hope

    A producer on over 70 films, studio exec on over 60, Ted launched Amazon’s foray into feature film production. His memoir/handbook "HopeForFilm" is available for your reading pleasure.

  • Entertainment Strategy Guy

    A former exec at a streaming company, the EntStratGuy provides regular thoughts and analysis on the business, strategy and economics of entertainment. I write for my newsletter and am a columnist at The Ankler.

  • Ed William

    Provocative little essays about cinema

  • Dane Benko

    Filmmaker, photographer, reflexive builder of walls of text. I would like to take my time and welcome you to take it with me.

  • Yancey Strickler

    Cofounder of Metalabel, Kickstarter, the Creative Independent, and Artist Corporations. Author of "This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World," “The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet," and "On the Creative Life."

  • Bay Dariz

    LA-based Filmmaker. Critics Choice Award winning Producer of over a dozen films, from festival darlings to studio pictures. Formerly an actor, talent manager, and touring rock musician (but not all at the same time)

  • Courtney Romano

    Writing, directing, & producing NonDē films. Proudly part of the Independent Class.

  • Ivan Abreu Luciano

    To change the place you’re in, start with the place within. Leadership Consultant | Becoming a filmmaker after 15 years in the U.S. Air Force.

  • Vanessa Hope

    Award-winning filmmaker. Check out my films on IMDB. Co-writer & co-host of the podcast, LOVE IS A CRIME. Worked in foreign policy. Was in a PhD at Columbia University. I speak Mandarin Chinese, and some French -- under the right circumstances.

  • Courtney Daniels

    Filmmaker. What Other Couples Do. Bedroom Story. It’s Not You, It’s LA (aka This Fucking Town). Author of “Yes You Can - How to Make a Movie for Almost No Money.” Gen X at Midlife podcast, on Apple and Spotify.

  • Taylor Lewis

    one more time with feeling.

  • Charlotte Simmons

    Tomatometer-approved film critic, former cynic, kombucha enthusiast, semicolon addict, naturalized citizen of the no flex zone, and the real Forrest Gump, probably.

  • Ruth Setton

    Writer, traveler, dreamer, lover of magic, myths, and mysteries...

  • Heather Rae Priest

    a woman from Idaho. film & television producer, MSW student (emerging therapist/coach/social worker)

  • Nick Geisler

    Pretty good at writing, pretty bad at basketball, not a huge fan of frogs.

  • Michael Lavine

    I was a music Photographer in the 90s. Now I'm a filmmaker working on a micro-budget feature about a photographer who becomes a filmmaker. It's complicated.

  • Lauren Greenwood

    Award-winning screenwriter of mostly TV movies but also YouTube, FAST, and feature films—sharing everything I’ve learned (and am learning).

  • Amanda Sweikow

    Cinema-maker. Former Co-Executive Director of Filmmakers Alliance.

  • Donny Broussard

    I am an educator and filmmaker from Lafayette, Louisiana. I write about micro-budget filmmaking and the independent film industry.

  • Ellis J. Sutton

    young industry professional thinking about what's next for film & tv

  • Tom Violett

    I'm making my first documentary at 62, Voices for Change, with my kid Ray, a talented filmmaker at 19. I'm writing about this journey here.

  • Sean King O’Grady

    My thoughts on movies, philosophy, and the direct to audience storytelling studio I’m building.

  • Tomas Leach

    Writer and director. Maker of documentaries like 'In No Great Hurry', 'The Lure' and more.

  • Skip Berry

    Skip Berry is a former magazine and newspaper journalist, the author of several nonfiction books for kids and adults, a screenwriter, and a poet.

  • Avi Setton

    Filmmaker. Former founder in residence + mixed reality filmmaker at Google. Taught film + lit at Lehigh U. Tisch alum. My first feature, The Big Break, is coming soon.

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